Watching the news can really make you wonder about how we will all get through things.
The two unions representing the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) have voted to strike. The statement was issued on July 27, 2021. The Border Services Officers voted 90% in favour of going out on strike. The border officers are deemed as an essential service in Canada, however the strike action could cause delays in commercial traffic at inland ports of entry and at the border points. The strike action could cause delays in international parcel delivers and a disruption in the collection of duty and taxes imposed on goods entering Canada.
Topics: North America
The cost of importing upholstered domestic seating just increased significantly with provisional tariffs of up to 295.5%.
Topics: Asia, North America
A United States Trade Representative (USTR) investigation into France’s Digital Services Tax (DST) was initiated on July 10, 2019, according to Sec 302(b)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 and was completed on December 2, 2019.
Topics: Europe, North America
The other night I was watching The Devil Wears Prada, one of my favorite movies. The best character is, of course, Miranda Priestly (played by Meryl Streep, in a role which is rumored to be based on real-life Vogue editor-in-chief, Dame Anna Wintour). Miranda’s character in the movie dictates “style” – but isn’t style, like beauty, in the eye of the beholder?
Topics: North America, HS Classification
